Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the family Aigialosauridae.
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
airgraphics
airgraphics
noun
(dated) aerography; meteorology
airlessness
airlessness
noun
The state or condition of being poorly ventilated; lacking good air circulation, having stale air.
The state or quality of a (relative) vacuum.
airmanships
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
alabastrian
alabastrian
adj
Alternative form of alabastrine
alabastrine
alabastrine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster.
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albumeniser
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alchemister
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alectorides
alesandrini
alessandria
alessandria
Proper noun
A town and associated province in Piedmont, Italy.
algebraists
algebraists
noun
plural of algebraist
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algometries
aliesterase
aliteracies
allegorised
allegorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorise
allegoriser
allegoriser
noun
Alternative form of allegorizer
allegorises
allegorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorise
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
allegorizes
allegorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorize
alleviaters
alleviators
alleviators
noun
plural of alleviator
alliterates
alliterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alliterate
allodiaries
allodiaries
noun
plural of allodiary
alloerotism
alloerotism
noun
Synonym of alloeroticism
allometries
allometries
noun
plural of allometry
allopatries
allosteries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
almoravides
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alniresinol
alpetragius
alreadiness
alreadiness
noun
The state or quality of being or happening already.
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
alterations
alterations
noun
plural of alteration
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
altimetries
altimetries
noun
plural of altimetry
alumiferous
aluniferous
amarthritis
amaryllises
amaryllises
noun
plural of amaryllis
amateurisms
amateurisms
noun
plural of amateurism
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amberfishes
amberfishes
noun
plural of amberfish
ambergrises
ambergrises
noun
plural of ambergris
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversive
ambrosially
ambrosially
adv
In an ambrosial manner.
ameliorates
ameliorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate
americanese
americanese
Proper noun
American English
americanise
americanism
americanism
Noun
A custom peculiar to the United States or the Americans.
A word, phrase or linguistic feature originating from or specific to American language usage.
A preference to the United States and the ideas it represents.
americanist
americanist
Noun
Somebody who favors the values of the USA.
An expert in the study of America.
Adjective
Favoring the values of the USA.
Of or relating to a phonetic notation developed for transcription of Native American and European languages. See
amerindians
ammoresinol
amoralities
amoralities
noun
plural of amorality
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphicarpus
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigouris
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphistylar
amphivorous
amphoriskoi
amphoriskos
amyliferous
anachronism
anachronism
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anachronist
anachronist
noun
A person who has anachronistic views or habits
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anagnorises
anagnorises
noun
plural of anagnorisis
anagnorisis
anagnorisis
noun
The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anarchistic
anarchistic
adj
Anarchic; chaotic or free-spirited.
Of or relating to anarchism or anarchy.
anarthrosis
anastrophia
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
anchisaurus
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchoritish
anchoritism
ancientries
ancientries
noun
plural of ancientry
ancillaries
ancillaries
noun
plural of ancillary
ancistrodon
androginous
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androlepsia
andrologies
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anerethisia
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
angrinesses
angrinesses
noun
plural of angriness
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
anisandrous
anisocarpic
anisocercal
anisocratic
anisocratic
adj
(chemistry) Not isocratic
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisotropal
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
anniversary
anniversary
noun
(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding.
(loosely) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
anorthosite
anorthosite
noun
(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
anosphrasia
anosphresia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
antennarius
antesunrise
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
anthesteria
anthesterin
anthracites
anthracites
noun
plural of anthracite
anthracosis
anthracosis
noun
(pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
antichreses
antichreses
noun
plural of antichresis
antichresis
antichresis
noun
(civil law) An agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.
antichrists
antichrists
noun
plural of antichrist
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.